It's a Frosty Day Valentine's Day 7

 

Yesterday's Valentine treats were frosties!

My children adore these cold, sweet treats.

And I have to admit they are loving all the candy.

We never eat sweets this much...lol.

Valentine's Day 6

Goodies for Amarissa and Annaliese

Goodies for Alex and Drew

And I couldn't leave my sweetie out...I even slipped in an SD Card.

No More Mega Parties!

This year Donald and I have decided that we will throw no more "mega parties" for our kids. Let's face it. kids only want three things when it comes to a party. 1. Friends/Family, 2. Cake and 3.Gifts (and they don't have to be expensive just interesting). Why do we as parents make planning a child's birthday party difficult? In all honesty kids parties have turned into extravagant affairs,that only stress mom and dad out and take a toll on the wallet. Who needs that headache? When I was growing up I think I had like 3 store bought cakes (those were for milestone birthdays like my Sweet 16) the rest were made by my mother with the exception of my 7th birthday cake. My Aunt Dee made me a pink three tiered heart cake, I still remember that cake to this day, and I loved it! So we are getting back to our roots in regards to parties. And let's face it we do have 5 children who will hopefully someday either go to college or get married and that money can be put to better use.

Valentine's Day 5

Tonight I lavished my family with super bowl food. We were home today with Amarissa not feeling well. So I cooked lots of snack food and we were able to visit with 2 of our very favorite people tonight. My heart is truly over flowing.

Valentine's Day 3 & 4

Michael and Mellisa

I am sorry I haven't posted pics of day 3and 4. Now that the kids have caught on that they are getting something every day for 14 days they rush to their bags to see what goodie mom and dad have stashed away next so quick that I don't get the chance to snap pics, unless I do so before they are home from school, which I have not been doing. So I will just tell you what they got. Day 3 was a valentine's pencil with a mini moon pie. Day 4 were hair bows for the girls and small puzzles for the boys. Tomorrow I will have a pic to share :) since I am up at midnight putting their goodies in bags and packing my sweetie's lunch for work.

Tomorrow we get a very special visit from Donald's cousin Michael and his wife Mellisa. It is always such a sweet time when our two families can relax and spend some time catching up when they are in town. So I will be buying some snacks and putting together an impromptu spread tomorrow in anticipation of their visit. This is one of my favorite things about slowing down and being content with what you have. It allows us the time to get together with family and share more of our life, than if we were both working and running all over creation. I wasn't made to be a soccer mom or to work out of the home. There is nothing I love more than having my family close to me enjoying the simple pleasures of our everyday life.

Valentine's Day 2

My kids love this stuff, they were raised in the South, go figure. :-)

Valentine's Day 1

Hot Cocoa, Marshmallow Hearts, Foam Picture Frame Craft, 2 choco hearts.